ELA 30-1 Preparing for the Diploma Exam, Critical Essay - Part 4, Writing the Introductory Paragraph

Foundational Learning instructor, Tammy Wolinsky, provides a guide for students who are preparing to write the Critical Essay portion of the ELA 30-1 Diploma exam or equivalent.
In this segment, we look at how students can use the work put in during the previous steps to easily craft their thematic and thesis statements for the introductory paragraph of the essay.

[@jefferywelch0]

I was told to "blueprint" in the introduction paragraph. Meaning I should mentioned each topic of each body paragraph in the Introduction. You only mention thematic statement and thesis statement.
What is the correct way?
Thanks!

[@EricisFreezer]

I was taught to basically begin with a hook, then generally describe how individuals experience the topic. Then go into the text you choose to write on and give a general statement(s) of how the topic connects to the text. And then your thesis

[@jefferywelch0]

Thanks Eric!! 😀

[@EricisFreezer]

@@jefferywelch0 no problem. I highly recommend reading the exemplars online to get a better idea of what they're looking for